4. (a) Compare how and why two programmes were scheduled on different channels.
State the day, time and channel of each programme.
- Who commissioned the programmes?
- Who produced them?
- What audience are they aimed at? Why?
- Why are they on at that time and on that channel? Link to 'type' of comedy and target audience.
- Are they on after the watershed? Why?
- Know the audience demographic
You must know:
- day
- time
- channel
for both programmes (Friday Night Dinner and Bad Education).
4. (b) Discuss in detail how one programme offers audience pleasures. Give examples from the programme. [15 marks]
The pleasures are:
- narrative pleasures such as those of narrative resolution,
- character identification, snowballing narrative, suspense, comedy, and so on
- pleasures of recognition, familiarity and anticipation
- pleasures of difference-within-repetition
- performance unpredictability and spontaneity
- transgressive pleasures
- specific pleasures associated with performers or personalities.
Remember to include clear examples from the TV comedy you decide to write about.
